Surely the only reason EK would be restricted to 3 flights a day would be lack of slots during the day. Sure, Gatwick has peak periods but there must be times when slots are available. Presumably, going all A380 mitigates any need for more flights from Gatwick, at least for now?
Makes me wonder if others might eventually look at the success Enirates has found at Gatwick and try to replicate it? Wasn't Qatar considering returning to Gatwick? I wonder if someone like Ethiad might also make a go of flights from Gatwick too?
Further afield, Norwegian aside, the airport continues to struggle to gain and hold onto long haul carriers. Presumably, given the chance, Garuda would switch to Heathrow like Vietnam and others before them. Does Gatwick have to content itself that it will never offer a wide range of long haul destinations, beyond the holiday flights which BA and Virgin focus on or the lower cost ops of Norwegian?